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Free fundraising research templates and nonprofit AI resources

Start with the work in front of you. These templates and guides help you organize prospect research, prepare for donor conversations, and use AI with human review.

By Ryan Clement · Ryan Clement Consulting

For prospect researchers and development teams

Fundraising research

Editable browser worksheet + fictional example

Prospect research profile template

Bring relevant background, giving history, source notes, and unanswered questions into one working profile. Use it to prepare a donor briefing or plan further research.

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Preparing an attendee list for a commissioned brief? The Event Intelligence service page includes a client intake spreadsheet. Conference attendees can still find the original downloads on the OPRN resources page.

Practical AI resources

The Nonprofit AI Starter Kit

Adapt prompts for planning, communication, and everyday nonprofit work. Start with one task and review the result before using it.

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Should This Be AI?

Work through a free task check to consider where AI assistance, ordinary automation, or human judgment fits.

Try the task check →